Leena Yadav, who directed the critically praised Parched, is all set to direct her next film, Rajma Chawal, with Rishi Kapoor as the lead. The film is set to go on a finish on the 7th November in Delhi and is expected to be wrapped up by the end of December in a start to- finish schedule.
This film deals with generation gap-related conflicts that revolve among the father-son duo. Anirudh Tanwar will be seen playing the role of his son.
It is Anirudh Tanwar’s debut on the big screen with Rishi Kapoor as his son, the director Leena Yadav says,” The idea behind the film is to illustrate how everything happens over the mobile phone today. People would rather catch up over a chat than have a proper conversation and this affects parent-children relationships.
Parents are struggling to cope with technological advancements and Rishi Kapoor portrays the many shades of a father, from funny to intense. Anirudh has trained at Lee Strasberg theatre and film institute and is a perfect fit. I’ve wanted to work with him for a long time.”
Leena further added that Amyra Dastur helps the father-son overcome their differences and with the famous rajma-chawal which plays an important part in the narrative as Indians as they are emotionally connected to food. “Whenever I talk about rajma-chawal, it evokes a smile as people are reminded of home. There couldn’t have been a more perfect title for a father-son relationship.”
Apart from this Rishi Kapoor will soon be seen in another movie along with Amitabh Bachchan in 102 Not Out. The film will hit theatres at the end of this year in December “2017”.
